Archive: Jul 2014

HHR contributor Juliet Sorensen reviews Lawrence O. Gostin’s Global Health Law in today’s Times Higher Education. Gostin is on the steering committee for the recently launched Framework Convention on Global Health, and is an…

Maria Kristiansen and Aziz Sheikh Published July 22, 2014 As Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries increase global engagement and aspire to host high-profile international events such as the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and the 2020 World Expo…

By editorial intern Laura Faas A new website devoted to the Framework Convention on Global Health is intended to “facilitate engagement, advocacy, and support from people across the world for adopting and implementing a Framework Convention on Global…

Upendra Bhojani, Pragati Hebbar, Vishal Rao, Vandana Shah Published July 15,  2014 This year marks the 50th anniversary of the US Surgeon General’s report that first stated smoking was dangerous and associated with serious diseases, the list…

R. Taylor Williamson, Peter Wondergem, Richard N. Amenyah Health and Human Rights 2014, 16/1  Abstract Human rights of people living with HIV (PLHIV) and key populations most affected by HIV are often violated, with negative implications…

Jay Lemery, Carmel Williams, Paul Farmer Health and Human Rights 2014, 16/1 We wonder, given the evidence underlying the mounting climate crisis, if future generations will regard ours—amongst the epochs of history—as “The Great Procrastination.”…

Mary Robinson Health and Human Rights 2014, 16/1 I am delighted to welcome this special issue of the Health and Human Rights Journal, dedicated to exploring a subject matter extremely close to my heart—climate justice. In recent years, climate…

Jean Carmalt Health and Human Rights 2014, 16/1 Abstract Climate change prompts increased urbanization and vulnerability to natural hazards. Urbanization processes are relevant to a right to health analysis of natural hazards because they can…

Aileen Y. Chang, Douglas O. Fuller, Olveen Carrasquillo, John C. Beier Health and Human Rights 2014, 16/1  Abstract Climate change should be viewed fundamentally as an issue of global justice. Understanding the complex interplay of climatic…

Braden Meason and Ryan Paterson Health and Human Rights 2014, 16/1 Abstract Chikungunya is a re-emerging arbovirus that causes significant morbidity and some mortality. Global climate change leading to warmer temperatures and changes in rainfall…